As seen from the The Strait Times, 19th February 2011. A message against suicide by Chu Teh-yung, a Taiwanese cartoonist, published in Shin Chew Daily

Translation:-

As I took the jump from the 11th floor...

I see the loving couple on the 10th floor fighting with each other...

I see Peter on the 9th floor, usually strong and tough, weeping in secret...

I see Miss Y finding her fiance in bed with her good friend on the 8th floor...

Dan Dan on the 7th floor is taking anti-depressants...

While Ah Xin, unemployed, going through seven papers a day to look for a job on the 6th floor...

I see revered teacher Wang on the 5th floor wearing his wife's undergarments...

Rose going through another breakup on the 4th floor...

And Uncle Y on the 3rd floor is yearning for visitors daily...

While Lily on the 2nd floor is looking at a picture of her husband who vanished soon after their marriage...

Before I jumped, I thought I was the unluckiest person in the world....
But now I realize that everyone has their own problems too which others do not know about...
After seeing deep, I found out that I was actually doing okay...
And all the people I saw are now looking at me...
Perhaps after seeing me, they will think that they are doing okay after all.


*****

No matter how big a problem might seem to you at the moment, perhaps it feels like the end of the world, always try to take a step back and look at the big picture. Look at other things in your life that is worth living for besides your problem, be it a boyfriend/girlfriend, studies or work. For all you know, your problem might be just a temporary setback or it could just be a small part of your life.

Taking your own life is not a solution. It's running away. It's giving up. And it's never the right way to do it.

Like I said, always try to take a step back and focus your attention on other things in life. Look at life as a whole, the big picture rather than diverting all your energy and attention to just a tiny setback. Then you will realize that perhaps life may not be that gloomy after all.

This post is dedicated to a friend of mine who is recently going through a very tough phase in life. I hope that after reading this, you will be at least feel better. Don't give up on life :)